Subject: bug#24316: closed (Re: bug#24316: Mistake in GNU Emacs Lisp Reference Manual, Section 5.3)

From: [email-masked] (GNU bug Tracking System)
Date: Fri, 26 Aug 2016 22:21:02 +0000

Your bug report

#24316: Mistake in GNU Emacs Lisp Reference Manual, Section 5.3

which was filed against the emacs package, has been closed.

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Subject: Re: bug#24316: Mistake in GNU Emacs Lisp Reference Manual, Section 5.3
From: Ken Brown <[email-masked]>
To: Eric Wayman <[email-masked]>
Cc: [email-masked]
Date: Fri, 26 Aug 2016 18:20:21 -0400
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On 8/26/2016 5:05 PM, Eric Wayman wrote:
> Dear Ken,
>
> I misunderstood; excuse me for taking your time!

No problem.  I'm closing the bug.

Ken

Subject: Mistake in GNU Emacs Lisp Reference Manual, Section 5.3
From: Eric Wayman <[email-masked]>
To: [email-masked]
Date: Fri, 26 Aug 2016 16:53:34 -0400
List-Id: <debbugs-submit.debbugs.gnu.org>

With respect to

 -- Function: safe-length list

the text says

    "If LIST is not ‘nil’ or a cons cell, ‘safe-length’ returns 0."

But running

    (safe-length nil)

gives 0.

Best regards,
Eric Alan Wayman